
Daniel Stadlbauer, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in Florian Krammer’s laboratory, adds a substrate to an ELISA plate that indicates whether antibodies binding to the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are present in a human serum sample. The deep yellow color indicates antibodies are present. No color means that antibodies are not present.
The majority of individuals with COVID-19—including those with mild infections—mount a robust antibody response that is stable for at least three months, according to a new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.